Think of it as civics class with Rowling as your teacher.

Here are 12 things we learned from Rowlings new story:

1.

MACUSA is pronounced Mah-cooz-ah.

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(Colin Farrells characterinFantastic Beastsis Percival Graves, a powerful and formidable Auror in the 1920s.)

Abraham Potter was also one of those 12 Aurors, and he was distantly related to Harry Potter.

MACUSA President Elisabeth McGilliguddy, who was apparently a total badass, simply replied: Mind you do.

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MACUSA was forced to abandon its Washington headquarters after a Sasquatch rebellion in 1892.

Yeah, you heard us.

Head toPottermoreto read Rowlings entire explanation of MACUSA.

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